Nancy worked in publishing for over 20 years in a variety of production and operations roles, most recently as Global Operations Director, Academic at Cambridge University Press. She continues to offer publishing consultancy as the Head of Tech and Content at Maverick, and is the founder of Umbrella, a tech startup which uses data analytics, AI and machine learning to help businesses realise the benefits of a more diverse workforce. She has a PhD in Postcolonial Feminist Literary Theory and an Executive MBA from Cranfield University. She is also a NED for Break the Mould CIC and sits on various advisory boards, including We and AI, a non-profit aiming to educate and inform the public about the risks and benefits of AI, and the Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board of the Science and Technology Facilities Council, part of UKRI.